Wildfires furious in South Korea Today, it doubles in size, and the authorities call them the worst disaster fires of land on the records.
From Friday, he is more than 35,810 hectares (88,488 hectares) of the country in Southeast, he said, said the Center for Disaster Response. Fire that started in the Uiseong district is now the largest individual forest fire in the history of South Korea, surpassing the flame of 24,000 hectares in March 2000. years.
At least 26 people confirmed deadincluding a fire helicopter pilot that crashed yesterday.
Hundreds of buildings burned or damaged, including historical 7th. Century Buddhist The temple that was reduced to ashes As the fire continued to spread.
“We are nationally in a critical situation with numerous victims due to unseen rapid expansion Forest fires“He said the duty of President Han Duck Soo at a meeting of the government’s response.
Fire Uiseong spread quickly on Wednesday, reaching Yeongdeok on the east coast, 51km away, in just 12 hours. While the light of rain is forecasted in the southwest, it is expected that the most vulnerable areas will receive less than 5 mm, offering a little relief.
An ancient temple destroyed in the wild South Korea
Over 300 buildings, including houses, factories and 1,300-year-old Buddhist The temple was destroyed, officials said on Wednesday.
Gouns, founded 681. Year during the force dynasty, he was destroyed in Uiseong. Heritage officials said some of the national treasures, including the statue of stone, including the eighth century, removed before the flame came to the main wooden building.
Stuti Mishra27. March 2025 09:15
Firefighters are struggling to contain fire
The military has released air fuel supply to help keep fire helicopters flying to sea flames in mountainous regions in the southeast country, where fires are now burning almost a week.
In three regions, more than 120 helicopters fighting on flashes, the Ministry of Security have been distributed. South Korea relies on helicopters to combat forest fires because of their mountainous terrain. The helicopter Pilot died yesterday after the collision while trying to solve the flames.
Stuti Mishra27. March 2025. 08:49
In pictures: burned houses, temples and destroyed villages
Stuti Mishra27. March 2025. 08:30
“We are nationally in a critical situation,” says the acting president of South Korea
South Korea President Han Duck-Soo called the fires of “unseen” yesterday and said that the crisis is “re-writing record books for the worst wilderness in the history of our people”.
“Too bad is a snowy suffering,” Mr. Han said. “There are concerns that we will have a wildfire damage that we have never experienced, so we must concentrate all our options to turn off the savages in the rest of this week.”
Speaking of the Government’s response meeting, he said, “We are nationally in a critical situation with numerous victims due to the unprecedented expansion of forest fires.”
Stuti Mishra27. March 2025. 08:05
Wildfire South Korea doubles in size, becomes the largest on the video
Wildfires furious in South Korea today doubled in size from the day before, because authorities called the flame worst disaster in the country.
More than 35,000 hectares (88,000 hectares) were made (still burned in the largest fires of Uiseong County, which makes it the largest forest fire in the history of South Korea. The previous record was 24,000 hectares) in the fire from 2000. March.
Wildfires created in Uiseong moved quickly in the east, spreading almost to the coast, which carried Gusty Winds and with dry conditions that make the situation difficult.
Fire Uiseong began to spread rapidly, reach the coastal County Yeongdeok 51km (32 miles) at only 12 hours, he said he beat myung-soo, director for satellite image for the alleged forestry service.
Stuti Mishra27. March 2025. 07:58